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• Please confirm my advice is sensible 5 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  I also suggested that he gets a free 1/2 hour with a specialist local solicitor ASAP. When he got out the V5C it shows the keeper as the seller i.e. the wife and it shows the previous keeper as a person 150 miles away in Scotland (its a two owner car). There is no mention of the sellers husband being a previous keeper as the husband claimed.
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  Fiestaring discontent 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1998 1.25 Fiesta, which is getting expensive to get through MOTs. With the scrappage scheme, I am now considering buying a new car but I've only...
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  Who’s sorny now? 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In July this year I part-exchanged my old motor home for a new vehicle with a West Country main dealer. I posted the V5C/3 document for the part exchanged...
• Toyota Prius - Dealer Car Purchase Knowledge Is Power 25 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Along with them advertising it with part service history but when I asked to see the service history there was none. I am awaiting the V5C in the post but was given the green slip. I thought I'd have a look at the cars VIN numbers as wanted the owners manual from the Toyota website as didn't come with one included. So I go and check the VIN on the doors, the drivers door VIN was different than the other doors so it would have to have been replaced, assuming due to an accident.
• bmx x6 - I Bought a Stolen Car without Knowing 26 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  We went into the house which I assumed was the sellers sons house it looked very normal and lived in. in the kitchen i handed over the cash and the sellers son handed me the paper work for the car included the MOT/service history book and car v5c documents and the Manuel book for the car. I left the area very happy with my car. a week later i sent the log book to DVLA to

  I unknowingly bought a pre-registered car - what are my rights? 4 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a car two months ago and haven't received the registration document. I've contacted the DVLA and found out that they don't have my car details...
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  Dealer refusing to show servicing paperwork 14 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a 2004 Volvo V40 1.8 for about a year. I bought it from a doctor friend who was emigrating and so far it has given no problems at all. Although...
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  I'm trying to rescue an abandoned Triumph, how do I find the owner? 12 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  There is a Triumph GT6 slowly rotting into the undergrowth in a garage area behind my son's house. The number plate can be clearly seen. Is it possible...
• Land Rover Discover 4 Landmark - HPICheck.com not honouring '£30,000 Guarantee' 5 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  I paid £17,000 and negotiated him down with it as they guy told me he was selling up and moving abroad because of Brexit, hence getting rid of the car and needing cash. All ID was checked and legit. Address was legit and on V5C which was also legit. VIN numbers were also present and looked fine too... When the car turned out to be cloned HPIcheck.com refused to honour contract and cover as paid in cash, yet no mention other than buried away at the bottom of their T's & C's and not on main guarantee page.
• VW Polo - 80+ bus lane fines - haven't received any letters 10 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  They are asking for the registered keeper to contact them (they think this is still my father), however I have changed the V5C registration over to my name. Besides, it was me who committed these offences in the first place. My father has not been in the UK for 3+ years.   I have given Manchester City Council all of my savings and have had to borrow £1500+ from my mother to pay off the initial fines.
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  Discovered my Jaguar's engine is not original - what are my rights? 30 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Jaguar S-Type (2006 model) from a car dealer approximately seven months ago. It was advertised as an original low-mileage car. But I have been...
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  Euro 6 car sales 6 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to clarify exactly what the position is as regards Euro 6 emissions standards. My understanding, which agrees with answers you have given...
• Ford Focus - Trader posed as private- Car was a Cat-C before 25 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  -  Agreed to purchase the car in 2 days and had it dropped off at our address, where we paid by bank transfer. We didn't check  the V5C when signing, (he wasn't the registered keeper) also didn't enquie about a receipt as we thought with bank transfer we don't need it. After looking closely, we found out (MyCArCheck website) that it has been a Cat C in 2010, the receipts he provided from work done on the car been fake- I went to the garage where it was from and they told me they haven't done that work on it.
• Fabia Elegance Estate 105 CR TDi - HARSH RIDE FABIA 12 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Of course the full size spare is 195/55/R15 85H, but can only be used in an emergency, according to SUK - SE owners beware! Have checked my V5c Registration details for Type/Variant/Version & approval number, against the German Skoda Database.  It shows the following wheels/tyres as approved for my car:- 185/55 R15 85H & M+S spec tyres     - rims 6J x 15 H2 offset 43 185/60 R15 85H                                  - rims 6J x 15 H2 offset 43 195/55 R15 85H                                  - rims 6J x 15 H2 offset 43 205/45 R16 83H                                  - rims 6.5J x 16 H2 offset 43 I have had a high regard for the Skoda brand until now, but feel that Skoda UK have dropped the ball on this occasion.
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - Six sensible steps to buying a car privately? 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I said he could only have this if a) he accompanied me into the bank and accepted the transfer in front of witnesses/cameras and b) he brought me several proofs of his identity and his right to sell the car on his father's behalf. 5) The V5 was watermarked and appeared authentic, the serial number was not in the stolen risk range, the details matched the car to the letter and had been signed away by his father (or someone??). Chassis and engine numbers matched the HPI/V5C paperwork, although it proved impossible to find more than one example of each (in the windscreen and in the engine bay). He showed me his driving licence, a copy of his latest mortgage statement and his father's life assurance policy with addresses to match, providing me with photocopies of each to take away, despite these containing sensitive personal information.
• Buying a car from Far Far Away 6 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I jumped back into the car and we drove back to his office to do the transaction. Bearing in mind I still had to check through the V5C. The transaction hadn't even started at this point. The V5C was checked over, the registered keeper was him at the address I was at. All seemed in order so I handed over the readies, which he counted in front of me. we both then signed 2 copies of a bill of sale (lifted with kind permission from the AA website), and each kept a copy.
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  mis sold car purchased from marshals Jaguar 26 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Dear John We bought and paid for a Jaguar 2006 xk convertible from the Marshal Jaguar dealership on the 26/04/2015.We were unable to collect the car...
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  What's the different between N1 and M1 vehicle classification? 12 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a Ford Transit Custom double cab to replace my old Volkswagen T5 Transporter Kombi. Why is the Volkswagen an M1 category and the Transit...
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  Should I return this used Volkswagen Golf to the garage I bought it from, following lots of problems? 9 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2002 MkIV Volkswagen Golf 1.6 16v from a garage in Clacton for £1990 in June. When I bought the car, there were a few things I requested the...
• Vehicle Excise Duty - Motorist entrapment 14 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  So it was that shortly before Christmas last year when I changed my car, the new buyer got me to register the transaction online, and also the seller. Within days I had received a fresh logbook (V5C) from the DVLA, confirming the changes of ownership. One of the notices came with an insert telling me not to worry if the changes weren’t immediately registered, and even to ignore any penalty charge notices from local DVLA offices.